Sunday, September 27, 2015

Borrowed from Mt. Eden High school.

Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for “the wild beasts”), a
group of early twentieth-century artists whose works emphasized strong
color.
The images below are paintings by several founders of the Fauve
movement. Notice how color is used for both highlight and shadow, rather
than black and white making parts appear lighter or darker.

The pieces below are projects from Mt. Eden High school AP Studio Art Students.

Process:
You will use oil pastel or acrylic paint to create a landscape in exaggerated and often strange colors.

1. Take a photo of a tree that you find inspiring. Pay close
attention to the composition. Symmetrical (tree or road right in the
middle of paper) is NOT good. Have parts of the composition go off the
edge of the page in areas

You may also use images from Creative commons:flickr imagespixabay imagesgoogle image search
Other photos must get pre-approved by me.
Your photo is only a GUIDE. It will help you create some depth, guide
your composition, but you’re NOT just copying the photo. You will have
to simplify and alter things to make it work for this assignment.
2. Lightly sketch composition in pencil first keeping the rule of thirds in mind. Click HERE for more on the rule of thirds!
3. Begin adding color!